Events

It’s Ramadan again. And the Hilal (the crescent moon in the Islamic Calendar) is now complete after two years of Sehaq’s cheapness. Happy Birthday! Or as we say, borrowing from Islamic chants mixed with some debauchery aesthetics: “Toli3a El Rokhosou 3alayna”.

SÄYE SKYE is a transgender Iranian rap artist and LGBTQ rights activist at the forefront of a new hip-hop movement that has its basis in social consciousness. With astonishing originality, his experimental raps challenge deep-rooted stereotypes of misogyny, discrimination, and queerphobia. Since age 13, he has been crafting songs and poems that resonate deeply with people, using music as a platform for communicating truth. Säye Skye’s work is distinguished by both its mystery and infectious energy. Using the poetic language of Farsi, each song elicits an instant audience connection through its passion and pulse. From its unpredictable flow and hypnotic rhythms to its evocative lyrics, Säye Skye’s work invites listeners to question their current state of being. Säye Skye is the first person in Iran’s history to dare sing about the LGBTQ community, their existence and struggle for freedom. Releasing his first single, Säye Yek Zane Irani (Shadow of an Iranian Woman) put him at great risk for singing and advocating for LGBTQ rights in Iran, and in 2010, Säye Skye was forced to leave his home and seek asylum in Turkey, where he was granted refugee status, and moved thereafter to Toronto in March 2011.

In Amsterdam people have been squatting/occupying houses (‘kraken’ in Dutch) for decades. The SKSU, or the Student Squatting Information Center, provides information on squatting and the right contacts necessary to squat something yourself. In this way, the SKSU aims to provide a direct solution to people without a place to stay and at the same time address issues like housing shortage and vacancy in a political way.

Squatting your own place in a safe and sustainable way can be a complicated process and if you are a foreigner planning to squat something in Amsterdam, we would recommend visiting multiple kraakspreekuren / squatting information centers to ensure you are aware of all the important issues and to get to know as many local and experienced squatters as possible.

The SKSU is open on every Thursday, from 19:00 to 20:30
SKSU – kraakspreekuur / squatting consultation

Abortion Network Amsterdam is a group of volunteers who came together to create a network of support for women who don’t have access to safe abortion because of a number of reasons:

– they don’t have access to legal abortion in the country of origin (e.g. Poland and Ireland)

– the country where they reside doesn’t provide late term abortion

– they don’t have access to legal abortion because of their status in the country

Compared to other European countries where abortion is also legal, the Netherlands is of specific interest because of the late term until which an abortion is allowed. Because of this, there has been an increasing demand for support related to women having to come to The Netherlands for an abortion.

ANA works closely with other Abortion Support Networks like Ciocia Basia in Berlin and Abortion Support Network in London. The main concern is Polish women who are in need of a late term abortion who are directed to us though the Berlin-based support group.

ANA provides the women with housing and some of the basic needs, help with transportation and translation in some cases. We make sure they get all the documents needed for the abortion, help set up an appointment as well as choose the appropriate clinic in the Netherlands.

Every first saturday of the month we present in the Vrankrijk in Amsterdam the underground hiphop event De Rauwe School (the raw school). We organize the party with the intention to give national and international underground hiphop act`s a platform to perform. De Rauwe School is known as the most coziest hiphop party in Amsterdam because of the good vibe and atmosphere in which the core values of hip hop “Peace Love Unity and Having fun” are highly valued.

In Amsterdam people have been squatting/occupying houses (‘kraken’ in Dutch) for decades. The SKSU, or the Student Squatting Information Center, provides information on squatting and the right contacts necessary to squat something yourself. In this way, the SKSU aims to provide a direct solution to people without a place to stay and at the same time address issues like housing shortage and vacancy in a political way.

Squatting your own place in a safe and sustainable way can be a complicated process and if you are a foreigner planning to squat something in Amsterdam, we would recommend visiting multiple kraakspreekuren / squatting information centers to ensure you are aware of all the important issues and to get to know as many local and experienced squatters as possible.

The SKSU is open on every Thursday, from 19:00 to 20:30
SKSU – kraakspreekuur / squatting consultation

Continuing the DIY punk tradition! Every Friday and occasionaly on other days (check agenda), the dirty, unshaven, drinking, smoking scum members of our infamous crust-punk collective is here serving you a combination of never heard or underestimated punk/crust/metal tunes.

In Amsterdam people have been squatting/occupying houses (‘kraken’ in Dutch) for decades. The SKSU, or the Student Squatting Information Center, provides information on squatting and the right contacts necessary to squat something yourself. In this way, the SKSU aims to provide a direct solution to people without a place to stay and at the same time address issues like housing shortage and vacancy in a political way.

Squatting your own place in a safe and sustainable way can be a complicated process and if you are a foreigner planning to squat something in Amsterdam, we would recommend visiting multiple kraakspreekuren / squatting information centers to ensure you are aware of all the important issues and to get to know as many local and experienced squatters as possible.

The SKSU is open on every Thursday, from 19:00 to 20:30
SKSU – kraakspreekuur / squatting consultation

Continuing the DIY punk tradition! Every Friday and occasionaly on other days (check agenda), the dirty, unshaven, drinking, smoking scum members of our infamous crust-punk collective is here serving you a combination of never heard or underestimated punk/crust/metal tunes.

In Amsterdam people have been squatting/occupying houses (‘kraken’ in Dutch) for decades. The SKSU, or the Student Squatting Information Center, provides information on squatting and the right contacts necessary to squat something yourself. In this way, the SKSU aims to provide a direct solution to people without a place to stay and at the same time address issues like housing shortage and vacancy in a political way.

Squatting your own place in a safe and sustainable way can be a complicated process and if you are a foreigner planning to squat something in Amsterdam, we would recommend visiting multiple kraakspreekuren / squatting information centers to ensure you are aware of all the important issues and to get to know as many local and experienced squatters as possible.

The SKSU is open on every Thursday, from 19:00 to 20:30
SKSU – kraakspreekuur / squatting consultation

Continuing the DIY punk tradition! Every Friday and occasionaly on other days (check agenda), the dirty, unshaven, drinking, smoking scum members of our infamous crust-punk collective is here serving you a combination of never heard or underestimated punk/crust/metal tunes.

In Amsterdam people have been squatting/occupying houses (‘kraken’ in Dutch) for decades. The SKSU, or the Student Squatting Information Center, provides information on squatting and the right contacts necessary to squat something yourself. In this way, the SKSU aims to provide a direct solution to people without a place to stay and at the same time address issues like housing shortage and vacancy in a political way.

Squatting your own place in a safe and sustainable way can be a complicated process and if you are a foreigner planning to squat something in Amsterdam, we would recommend visiting multiple kraakspreekuren / squatting information centers to ensure you are aware of all the important issues and to get to know as many local and experienced squatters as possible.

The SKSU is open on every Thursday, from 19:00 to 20:30
SKSU – kraakspreekuur / squatting consultation

Continuing the DIY punk tradition! Every Friday and occasionaly on other days (check agenda), the dirty, unshaven, drinking, smoking scum members of our infamous crust-punk collective is here serving you a combination of never heard or underestimated punk/crust/metal tunes.

Stockhaussen is a music project based in México City, influenced by different music genres from Minimal Wave/Synth – to – Cold/Dark Wave, Post-Punk, among others, created by Angel Kauff.
His personal musical influence is related to universe, the classical music & dark sounds. J. S. Bach is his primary influence, together with Wolfgang Stockmeier, a German composer/organist, and Elias Gottlob Haussmann, a German painter who has immortalized the portrait of the Baroque composer.

The post-punk project of Keren Batok (Red Sol/ Psi) and Angel Kauff (Stockhaussen/ Frio y Vacio). After Keren and Angel collaborated on some Stockhaussen songs, they started a project together where Angel writes the music and Keren works on the lyrics and vocals. Angel and Keren always worked on their music together through the internet as they live in different countries, and will meet each other and perform as Isotropía for the first time on this tour.